The Wider Image: Russian village's last teacher stays on for her one remaining pupil

Spouses Rafik and Gulfira Koldasheva harvest potatoes in the village of Sibilyakovo, Omsk region, Russia, September 7, 2019. Like thousands of villages dotted across Russia, the remote Siberian village of Sibilyakovo emptied after the closure of its state-run collective farm following the 1991 collapse of the Soviet planned economy. Jobs dried up and people left in droves. The village is mainly inhabited by Tatars, a Turki? group that is one of scores of ethnic minorities in Russia. REUTERS/Alexey Malgavko SEARCH "SIBILYAKOVO MALGAVKO" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

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August 11, 2019

Crimean Tatars slaughter a sheep while marking the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha in the town of Saky,...

Turkey's Energy Minister Donmez and Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus,...

Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Donmez and Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus, are seen on board the Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus, August 6, 2019. Picture taken August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

Turkey's Energy Minister Fatih Donmez, accompanied by Ersin Tatar, prime minister of the breakaway state of Northern Cyprus, speaks to the media on board the Turkish drilling vessel Yavuz in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus, August 6, 2019. Picture taken August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

A man looks at an exhibition at a rally, commemorating Crimean Tatars mass deportations from the region...

A man looks at an exhibition at a rally, commemorating Crimean Tatars mass deportations from the region in 1944, in the village of Siren, in Bakhchisaray district, Crimea, May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

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May 18, 2019

Women pray at a rally, commemorating Crimean Tatars mass deportations from the region in 1944, in Simferopol,...

A Crimean Tatars flag flies at a rally, commemorating Crimean Tatars mass deportations from the region...

A Crimean Tatars flag flies at a rally, commemorating Crimean Tatars mass deportations from the region in 1944, in the village of Siren, in Bakhchisaray district, Crimea, May 18, 2019. REUTERS/Alexey Pavlishak

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May 18, 2019

A woman reacts at a rally, commemorating Crimean Tatars mass deportations from the region in 1944, in...

Ilmi Umerov, Crimean Tatar prominent activist who opposes Russia’s annexation of Crimea, shows a picture of his house in Crimea during an interview with Reuters in Kiev, Ukraine March 6, 2019. Picture taken March 6, 2019. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

Crimean Tatars gather near a court building before the arrival of detained Ukrainian sailors in Simferopol...

People, including Crimean Tatars, gather near a court building before the expected arrival of crew members of Ukrainian naval ships, which were recently seized by Russia's FSB security service, in Simferopol, Crimea November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov

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November 27, 2018

Crimean Tatars and journalists gather near a court building before the expected arrival of crew members...

Crimean Tatars and journalists gather near a court building before the arrival of detained Ukrainian...

Crimean Tatars and journalists gather near a court building before the expected arrival of crew members of Ukrainian naval ships, which were recently seized by Russia's FSB security service, in Simferopol, Crimea November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov

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October 18, 2018

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Crimean Tatars' assembly leader Chubarov writes a message in memory of victims of an attack on a Kerch...

Crimean Tatars' assembly leader Refat Chubarov writes a message in the book of condolences in memory of victims of a recent attack on a Kerch college as he visits the Crimean House in Kiev, Ukraine October 18, 2018. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko

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June 23, 2018

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A woman reacts as she commemorates the anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea to...

A woman reacts as she commemorates the anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea to Central Asia in 1944, in the village of Siren, in Bakhchisaray district, Crimea May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov

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May 18, 2018

People pray as they commemorate the anniversary of the deportation of Crimean Tatars from Crimea to Central...